Final
CIN 4 — HOU 3
9/22/1972 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU197209220
Complete available game record for CIN at HOU, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Rose | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Roger Metzger | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Morgan | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Wynn | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Bobby Tolan | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Cesar Cedeno | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee May | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Bench | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Watson | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Perez | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Denis Menke | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Rader | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tommy Helms | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cesar Geronimo | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| George Foster | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal McRae | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Howard | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Darrel Chaney | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Edwards | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Miller | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jesus Alou | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Grimsley | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jerry Reuss | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Dierker | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Cosgrove | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clay Carroll | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pedro Borbon | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Dierker | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Ross Grimsley | 7.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Pedro Borbon | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Jerry Reuss | 7.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0-0 |
| Clay Carroll | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Cosgrove | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Borbon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Menke | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| George Foster | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Morgan | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Perez | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Geronimo | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Grimsley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Rose | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Tolan | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrel Chaney | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Bench | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clay Carroll | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Wynn | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Cedeno | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Cosgrove | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Dierker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Helms | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Howard | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee May | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Metzger | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Rader | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Reuss | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Watson | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 13/SH.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 7/L/SF.3-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S9.2-H;1-3 | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 5/P | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K/C | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | HR/9 | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 8 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | D9/9L | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 7/7D | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 14/SH.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S7.2-3 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S6.3-H;1-2 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 7 | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | HP | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 7 | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K | 3–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 3–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 7/L | 3–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 4/P | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 43 | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 8/L/8D | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 4/P | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 9/L | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 6/L | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | HR/7 | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 4–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 63 | 4–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | W | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 9/L | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K/C | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 13 | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 4/L | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–1 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | W | 4–1 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | SB2 | 4–1 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 13/SH.2-3 | 4–1 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | W | 4–1 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | FC5.3XH(525);1-3;B-2 | 4–1 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | IW | 4–1 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 4–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 4/FL | 4–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 4/P | 4–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | W | 4–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S5.1-2 | 4–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | WP.2-3;1-2 | 4–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | W | 4–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S8.3-H;2-H;1-2 | 4–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 4–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 4/P | 4–3 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S7 | 4–3 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 4–3 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | S9.1-2 | 4–3 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 4–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | W | 4–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 1/BP | 4–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 4–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 4–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO.2-3 | 4–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 4–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 4–3 |